Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
From Our Local Exchanges.
The Monroe Sentinel

county asylum is progressing. The
mason work is being done by James
Sharer, which guarantees that part of
the building, and an experineed con-
tractor from Mineral Point has the
contract for the carpenter work. The
plumbing and heating apparatus and
other contracts have not yet been let.
The committee have concluded to put
in steam heating. The addition will,
when completed, be the kitchen, dining
room, laundry, etc, of the asylum,
and will cost about $1,000 The other
part of the plan will be completed in
the future as soon as the necessities
demand. 1t is thought that the present
addition will be sufficient for all pres
ent needs
\ fire which occurred Tuesday on
the Edgren farm, west of this city,
destroyed fences and a quantity Of
hay. Had it not been for the neigh
bors turning out and their blowing
around the fire, and their united efforts
in fighting it, great destruction would
have followed to the entire neighbor-
hood. The owner Of the farm had
been burning brush, and was nearly
overcome with fighting the flames he
had kindled, when the people came to
his rescue. He was taken home insen-
sible.
Finally, and just as our old comrade
W. +. Thompson is stepping into the
grave, his long delayed pension is
granted. He has had a long, weary
struggle for it, and there never has
been a question as to his clear title to
the stipend. Red tape and over of
fcious pension examiners, a class Of
men who seem to have been elected
for the purpose of hindering claimants,
did it,
The Lancaster Teller.
Charley Bennett has been browsing
burglars again. He has made
havoc with the Waterloo nest of petty
thieves. He took Frank Schwarts in
Galena about week ago, and since
then brought in Aaron Chase and An
thony Oglesby. Chase was tried on
the charge of breaking into Mrs.
Chafiee's milk house and stealing
butter. Oglesby is on trial for taking
a door from Il building belonging to
George Johnson, and appropriating it
to use on his own house. Bennett says
in the pursuit he attempted to capture
James Kilby, who ran. \ shot was
fired at him but supposed to be with
out effect, as Kilby got away. If the
little villainies practiced in that neigh
borhood are broken off, good work
is done.
The Platteville Democrat
DR.. Cutler, assisted by DIR. Eastman,
performed another of those difficult
and delicate operations upon one of
his old Chicago patients, Mrs. L. b.
Halliday, wife of the manager of the
Chicago Rubber Company. The Oper-
alton was eminently successful and
the patient is doing well.
The Dodgeville Chronicle.
J. :. Stover, the well driller, has Just |
placed a new drilling machine on the |
fair grounds in DodgevilIe, and COM
menced to drill a new well for the ag-
ricultural society. The old well having
failed for several years to furnish a
sufficient quantity of water: Mr.. Hick-
cox, the president of the society, as
sisted by others, undertook to take up |
the pump to drill it deeper, when the
pipe separated leaving about ten feet |
Of it at the bottom, which cannot be |
removed, making it necessary to drill |
Il new well, which will be prosecuted !
until an abundant flow of water is
obtained.
The Lancaster Herald.
The prospects for some good races
here the 25th and Goth of this month
are good. Several horsemen have sig
nitied their intention to come and |
bring some fast stock. 4 first rate
is expected. Come and bring
your friends
The Richlaud Observer.
\ rush was made on the sheriff as
he entered the cell door Of the Baraboo |
jail one day last week, and several |
prisoners made their escape. Jack |
Laurence, who was of the number, |
came to his home in Lloyd, and was
there captured and brought to this
city, where he was placed in Jail to |.
await the arrival of the Sank county
sheriff
The Darlington Register,
\ number of our citizens have Sc
cured row boats, and almost nightly |
parties may be seen indulging in the
pleasant and healthful exercise of row.
ing. 1t would be we'll if more would
take an interest in this, and there is
no reason in the world why they
shouldn't. We have the best of IA
cilities.
Iish Nichols is training his gallant
steed Prosper Merimee on the Shulls-
burg track, and reports that the horse
is in fine condition and doing nobly.
We all feel deeply interested in the
result of the great race to come off at
ShullSburg the first day of september
between Prosper Merimee and Royalty
We have received premium lists of
nearly all the fairs to be held in the
state this fall includinc the state fatr